Member News Releases

OTTAWA, ON — Public health dietitians are concerned about a rise in parents feeding plant-based beverages (e.g. Rice, coconut, almond, hemp, potato) to their infants and young children. Following reports of infants and young children becoming malnourished and one death after being fed plant-based drinks as a main beverage, Dietitians of Canada is joining with the Canadian Paediatric Society to urge parents to select beverages carefully for their children.

Toronto, ON – June 22, 2017 – The Alzheimer Society of Canada celebrates the passage of Bill C-233, An Act respecting a national strategy for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Canada will now become the latest country to develop a national dementia strategy to address the overwhelming scale, impact and cost of dementia.

OTTAWA, ON--(Marketwired - September 22, 2015) - Canada’s Health Action Lobby (HEAL) reminds federal leaders that Canadians want government to make the challenges facing our health-care system a priority. Public opinion research consistently reveals that Canadians care deeply about finding the sustainable and cost-effective options that will enhance our national health. And healthy Canadians make for a healthy and competitive economy. Yet, to date, policy debates associated with the 2015 federal election have rarely focused on health care.

Montréal, Québec (September 22, 2015) – The Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) joins other members of Canada’s Health Action Lobby (HEAL) to remind federal leaders that Canadians want government to make the challenges facing our health-care system a priority. Public opinion researchconsistently reveals that Canadians care deeply about finding the sustainable and cost-effective options that will enhance our national health.

OTTAWA, Sept. 22, 2015 /CNW/ - The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) joins other professional health organizations, who are also members of Canada's Health Action Lobby (HEAL), to remind federal leaders that Canadians count on their government to address the challenges facing our health-care system and to make health care a priority. Public opinion research has consistently demonstrated that Canadians acknowledge that health care is a major issue.

OTTAWA, Sept. 22, 2015 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) joins other members of Canada's Health Action Lobby (HEAL) to remind federal leaders that Canadians want government to make the challenges facing our health-care system a priority. Public opinion research consistently reveals that Canadians care deeply about finding the sustainable and cost-effective options that will enhance our national health. Yet, to date, policy debates associated with the 2015 federal election have rarely focused on health care.

OTTAWA, ON – Dietitians of Canada joins other members of Canada’s Health Action Lobby (HEAL) to remind federal leaders that Canadians want government to make the challenges facing our health-care system a priority. Public opinion research consistently reveals that Canadians care deeply about finding the sustainable and cost-effective options that will enhance our national health. And healthy Canadians make for a healthy and competitive economy. Yet, to date, policy debates associated with the 2015 federal election have rarely focused on health care.

Ottawa, ON – The Canadian College of Health Leaders (the College) and HealthCareCAN join other members of Canada’s Health Action Lobby (HEAL) to remind federal leaders that Canadians want government to make the challenges facing our healthcare system a priority. Public opinion research consistently reveals that Canadians care deeply about finding the sustainable and cost-effective options that will enhance our national health. And healthy Canadians make for a healthy and competitive economy. Yet, to date, policy debates associated with the 2015 federal election have rarely focused on healthcare.

September 22, 2015 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) joins other members of Canada’s Health Action Lobby (HEAL) to remind federal leaders that Canadians want government to make the challenges facing our health-care system a priority. Public opinion research consistently reveals that Canadians care deeply about finding the sustainable and cost-effective options that will enhance our national health. And healthy Canadians make for a healthy and competitive economy. Yet, to date, policy debates associated with the 2015 federal election have rarely focused on health care.